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The "Diamond Hitch" - the only tie on the pack

Description: A view of two men loading a pack on a burro in a desert landscape.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Call number: photCL Pierce 09255
Find out more: View in the Huntington Digital Library(Opens in new tab); View in the Library catalog(Opens in new tab)

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